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OPERATING DEVICE FOR FARE REGISTERS. No. 527,018. Patented 00m, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN 'l. GRAF, OF BUFFALO, NEVV YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK W.BARKER, OF SAME PLACE.

OPERATlNG DEVICE FOR FARE-REGISTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,018, dated October2, 1894.

Application filed November 13, 1893. Serial No. 490,764. (No model. 7

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, MARTIN T. GRAB, a cilizen of the United States,residing at the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Operating Devicesfor Fare- Registers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an operating device for that class of fareregisters which are used principally in streetcars and which consist ofa case having on its front side a dial traversed by a pointer andcontaining registering mechanism which is operated by a cord or rodextending through the car.

The object of my invention is to simplify the construction of suchoperating devices and to render their operation easy and reliable, so asto insure a correct register of the fares.

In the accompanying drawings:Figure 1 is a front view of the operatingdevice of the register, the latter being outlined by broken lines. Fig.2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section throughthe pivot of the elbow lever, showing the register in elevation with aportion thereof broken away to expose its actuating pin. Fig. 4 is afragmentary horizontal section of a street car, showing a modificationof my invention. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front View, on an e11- largedscale, of the operating device of said modified construction.

The same letters of reference refer to the same or like parts in theseveral figures.

A represents the fare register which may be of the type in which theregistering mechanism is operated by a reciprocating pin or projectionat, extending through a slot at in the rear wall a of the case.

B is a block or support to which the register may be secured by anysuitable means. In the construction shown in the drawings, the registercase is provided on opposite sides with projecting lugs c a, one ofwhich is arranged in a loop 0 secured to the block B while the other hasa slot engaging with a sta le 0 upon which the lug is retained by a padock or other fastening.

D represents a metallic base plate secured to the front side of theblock or support, and

E is an upright elbow lever mounted upon a horizontal pivot e secured tothe base plate D so as to swing in a parallel plane with the latter. Thevertical arm of this elbow lever is formed with an upright slot e inwhich the actuating pin a of the fare register engages, as shown in Fig.3. The horizontal arm of the elbow lever terminates in a pin or reducedportion 6 which is arranged in the plane of said arm and which projectsthrough an upright guide slot (1 formed in a forwardly extending lug darranged at the outer end of the base plate D.

F represents an actuating lever whereby the elbow lever is operated andwhich is mounted upon a horizontal pivot f secured to the slotted lug dof the base plate. This pivot is arranged at right angles to the pivotof the elbow lever, so'that the actuating lever swings in a plane atright angles to that of the elbow lever. This actuating leveris providedwith a slotted or bifurcated arm f which extends laterally from itscentral portion and straddles the pin e of the adjacent arm of the elbowlever, so that the movement of the actuating lever is imparted to theelbow lever.

g g are pulling cords attached to the arms of the actuating lever foroperating the same. One of these cords extends through the interior ofthe car, While the other passes outward through its end wall, so thatthe register may also be operated from the platform. The cord within thecar is attached to the upper arm of the actuating lever and the platformcord to its lower arm.

h is a spring whereby the elbow lever E is returned to its normalposition after registering a fare. This spring is secured at its ends tothe base plate D and the upper arm of the elbow lever, respectively.

'5 ii represent adjustable stops arranged on the base plate on oppositesides of one of the arms of the elbow lever for limiting the movement ofthis lever, the stops being shown in connectionwith thelower arminthedrawings. These stops preferably consist of screws or bolts arrangedin ears 2' projecting forwardly from the base plate and having jam nutsi for locking them in place. By screwing these bolts inwardly oroutwardly in the ears of the base plate, the stroke of the elbow levermay be diminished orincreased in accordance with the reciprocating rangeof the actuating pin of the fare register. Upon pulling either of thecords g g the actuating lever is swung in the direction of the arrow inFig. 2, which causes its birufcated arm to move upward and swing thelower arm of the elbow lever in the same direction, thereby swinging thenpperarm of the elbow lever laterally in the proper direction to shiftthe actuating pin of the fare register forwardly, operating theregistering mechanism and turning the pointer of the register forwardlythe distance of one graduation of the dial. Upon releasing the cord, thespring, which has been strained by this movement of the elbow lever,reacts and returns the latter and the parts connected therewith to theirformer position, thus permitting the actuatingpin of the fare registerto assume its former. position.

In my improved operating device, a compound leverage is obtained whichenables the fare register to be operated with great ease. The device iscomposed of few parts and can therefore be manufactured at small cost.

In the modified construction of the operating device shown in Figs. 4and 5 the same is adapted to an open or summer car in which it isdesirable that the operating cords should be accessible from the outsideof the car and from either side thereof. To accomplish this, theactuating lever F is arranged to swing in a plane parallel with that ofthe elbow lever E, and the pin of the latter with which the bifurcatedarm of the actuating lever engages, is arranged at right angles to theplane of the lever, as shown in Fig. 5. On each side of the car ispivoted a horizontal bell crank lever j, one arm of which is connectedwith one of the arms of the actuating lever by a branch cord 9 while toits other arm the main operating cord is attached. Upon pulling eitherof the main cords, the actuating pin of the fare register is shifted inan obvious manner through the medium of the bell crank lever, theactuating lever and the elbow lever.

I claim as my invention- 1. In an operating device for fare registers,the combination with a base plate or support, of an elbow lever pivotedto said base plate, swinging in a plane parallel therewith, and havingone of its arms constructed to engage with the actuating device of thefare register, and an actuating lever, adapted to be operated by a cordor rod and having a laterally projecting arm which engages with theother arm of said elbow lever, whereby the latter is swung on its pivotby the movement of the actuating lever, substantially as set forth.

2. In an operating device for fare registers, the combination with abase plate or support, of an elbow lever pivoted to said base plate,swinging in a plane parallel therewith, and having one of its armsconstructed to engage with the actuating device of the fare registers,and its other arm provided with a pin or projection,an actuatin glleveradapted to be operated by a cord or rod and having a slotted orbifurcated arm projectinglaterally therefrom and engaging with the pinof the elbow lever and a spring for returning the parts to their normalposition, substantially as set forth.

3. In an operating device for fare registers, the combination with abase plate or support, of an elbow lever pivoted to said base plate,swinging in a plane parallel therewith and having its upper arm providedwitha slot adapted to engage with the actuating pin of the fare registerand its lower arm provided with a pin arranged in the plane of the armand an actuating lever adapted to be connected with an operating cord,swinging in a plane at right angles to that of the elbow lever andhaving a laterally projecting bifurcated arm which engages with the pinof the elbow lever, substantially as set forth.

4. In an operating device for fare registers, the combination with abase plate or support having a slotted angular guide lug, of an elbowlever pivoted to said base plate, swinging in a plane parallel therewithand having its upper arm provided with a slot adapted to engage with theactuating pin of the fare register and its lower arm provided with a pinarranged in the plane of the arm and guided in said slotted lug, and anactuating lever pivoted to said slotted lug and having a bifurcated armengaging with the pin of the elbow lever, substantially as set forth.

5. In an operating device for fare registers, the combination with abase plate or support, of an elbow lever pivoted to said base plate,-swinging in a plane parallel therewith, and having one of its armsconstructed to engage with the actuating device of the'fare register, anactuating lever engaging with said elbow lever and adjustable stopsarranged on opposite sides of one of the arms of the elbow lever,substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 7th day of November, 1893.

MARTIN T. GRAF.

Witnesses:

CARL F. GEYER, JNo. J. BONNER.

